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September 1, 2021 07:24 pm

Texas is set to pass a new law banning Facebook from censoring conservatives





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Texas is one step closer to enacting a law that would make it more difficult for social media companies to moderate political content. Both Texas’ House and Senate approved the bill earlier this week, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.


The bill would make it unlawful for social media companies with more than 50 million users, like Facebook and Twitter, to censor users and content based on political views or geographic location. This includes moderation actions like banning, deplatforming, or demonetizing users and removing posts.



The bill initially failed in a special session earlier this year when Democrats fled the state to stall the passage of controversial partisan...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/1/22652764/facebook-twitter-censor-ban-texas-republicans-abbott

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